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UGC NET December 2011 History
Amir Khusrau is known to have innovated which musical instrument?
AViolin
BTabla
CGuitar
DSitar ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Sitar — Amir Khusrau is credited with innovating the sitar, so the answer is the sitar.
Explanation
★Amir Khusrau is credited with innovating the sitar, so the answer is the sitar.
★He is also traditionally linked with the development of the tabla and the qawwali style of singing.
★Khusrau was a poet and musician at the courts of several Delhi Sultans and a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya.
★He called himself the Parrot of India and wrote in Persian and the early Hindavi tongue.
★His famous works include Tughlaq Nama and the Hasht Bihisht.
★He stands as a founding figure of the Indo-Persian and Hindustani musical tradition.
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